20051014032082A

Accident · Destroyed

FAA accident report · Cessna 172L · Rootstown, OH · October 14, 2005

Date: October 14, 2005 · 14:05 local
Place: Rootstown, OH
Phase of flight: Practice Training Manuevers
Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
Operator: AYKS
Collision: Midair collision, second aircraft
Damage: Destroyed
Aircraft: N7768G
NTSB investigation: NTSBCHI06FA010
Reported as: Cessna 172L
Reported engine: Lycoming O320*
People aboard: 2
Fatal injuries: 2
Pilot’s flight hours: 1,633 total90 in the last 90 days

N7768GRegistration cancelled Mar 23, 2009 · Cessna 172LS/N 17259468 · Built 1971 Airframe modelCessna 172L Engine modelLycoming 0-320 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) Private pilot privacy data omitted was receiving flight instruction from privacy data omitted toward an instrument rating through a 141 flight school, American winds (ayks). The flight (N7768G) departed the akron-fulton international airport and proceeded toward that akron VOR to practice navigation. The radar data indicates that N7768G remained in the vicinity of the akron VOR at altitudes between 3300'MSL and 1500'MSL and appeared to have conducted a few 360 degree turns as well as an s-turn. N7768G appears to have been heading approximately west-northwest (305 degree heading) when it was involved in a mid-air collision with a Lancair (N235U) that was heading north toward portage county airport. The mid-air occurred at approximately 2:05PM local time about 1 mile south of the akron VOR, the altitude of the aircraft was between 2300 and 2500 feet MSL, neither aircraft was in contact with air traffic control at the time.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) PRIVATE PILOT ^PRIVACY DATA O^ WAS RECEIVING FLIGHT INSTRUCTION FROM ^PRIVACY DA^ TOWARD AN INSTRUMENT RATING THROUGH A 141 FLIGHT SCHOOL, AMERICAN WINDS (AYKS). THE FLIGHT (N7768G) DEPARTED THE AKRON-FULTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND PROCEEDED TOWARD THAT AKRON VOR TO PRACTICE NAVIGATION. THE RADAR DATA INDICATES THAT N7768G REMAINED IN THE VICINITY OF THE AKRON VOR AT ALTITUDES BETWEEN 3300'MSL AND 1500'MSL AND APPEARED TO HAVE CONDUCTED A FEW 360 DEGREE TURNS AS WELL AS AN S-TURN. N7768G APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN HEADING APPROXIMATELY WEST-NORTHWEST (305 DEGREE HEADING) WHEN IT WAS INVOLVED IN A MID-AIR COLLISION WITH A LANCAIR (N235U) THAT WAS HEADING NORTH TOWARD PORTAGE COUNTY AIRPORT. THE MID-AIR OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 2:05PM LOCAL TIME ABOUT 1 MILE SOUTH OF THE AKRON VOR, THE ALTITUDE OF THE AIRCRAFT WAS BETWEEN 2300 AND 2500 FEET MSL, NEITHER AIRCRAFT WAS IN CONTACT WITH AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL AT THE TIME.

NTSB investigation

The NTSB’s investigation of this event, with its probable cause and findings. Matched to this report by N-number and date.

NTSB CHI06FA010Accident · 4 fatalField investigationFinal reportRootstown, OHThe failure of both pilots to maintain an adequate visual lookout during cruise flight, which resulted in their failure to see and avoid each other and a midair collision.Oct 14, 2005 · 2 aircraft · Destroyed

Other aircraft in the event · 1

Each aircraft in a collision has its own report.

N235UAmtr LANCAIR235Accident 20051014032081A · Destroyed · 2 fatal